When the light gets low

Evening is such a splendid time for a stroll. The “golden hour” to photographers, when the sunlight bathes everything in a golden glow. But when the sun disappears below the horizon and light fades, taking pictures becomes more difficult.

Of course there are the sunset photo opportunities.

But don’t give up there, there is more that your camera can capture. The sky will have light for some great silhouettes. Here are some of mine.

Look around, there may be plenty of opportunities for evening photos. And when it finally gets really too dark, look up. You never know what the sky might hold.

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© 2012 Ludwig Keck

Make a “Work of Art” from this – The Result

It was an “Event” on Google+. I provided a decent, but flawed, photo with the challenge to “Make a Work of Art from this”. (See post Can you make a “Work or Art” from this?).

To my great delight 19 photographers took the challenge and submitted 23 entries (including two from myself). All of them are delightful, amazing, creative, imaginative, and well done. Here is how Google+ presents the entries by photographer:

Here just a few of the entries to provide a better view:

Jim Haner

Rob Patterson

Rob Patterson

To see the entire collection (I don’t know how long Google+ will keep this available) click the link:

Make a Work of Art from this.

All these wonderful creation started with this photo:

My thanks to all who contributed,  “plused”, and commented! This was a lot of fun for all!

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© 2012 Ludwig Keck

Can you make a “Work or Art” from this?

My readers have chuckled and smiled at my many playful manipulations of some of my photos.

Recently I have done over a dozen attempts at turning a photo into a “Work of Art”. None made me happy. So I decided to challenge my friends and readers to try their hand.

This is a post-processing challenge, not a way to show off you photography skills. You can’t use a photo of your own, but need to use the one provided.

The steps are simple:

• Join the Google+ Event that I set up for this challenge.
• Download the photo from the link provided there.
• Manipulate it to your hearts content.
• Share it with others as part of the Google+ Event.

Rules:

• This is my photo and you may play with it and share your creation with the event group.
• You many not use the photo in any other way unless you obtain specific permission from me (I may ask for compensation ).

So here, at last is the original photo:

Just to get your creative juices flowing, here are four of my attempts:

You are welcome to use any tool, crop and flip, convert to monochrome, or any processing. Whatever you think will result in a “Work of Art” that you would be proud of.

Here is the link to the Google+ Event for this challenge.

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© 2012 Ludwig Keck

How about a photowalk?

On Saturday, June 29, 2013 photo enthusiasts all over the world will get together in photowalks to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of Google+. At least two such walks will take place in the Atlanta area. Photographers of all skills can participate, exchange ideas, and see the city their own way.

My plan is for the Buckhead photowalk, so I looked through my archives for photos from that part of Atlanta. Buckhead offers views of tall buildings that are wider than a wide-angle lens can capture. There are street vistas, and quiet areas, modern buildings and interesting sculptures. Here are a few photos from my collection.

If you are interested in sharing an afternoon with other photo enthusiasts in a pleasant easy-going, stroll around Buckhead, click on the photo with the big “2” on it.

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© 2012 Ludwig Keck

Tomorrow!

Spring is here! Tomorrow we shine!

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© 2012 Ludwig Keck

Long Shadows

From a winter afternoon stroll at the farm.

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© 2012 Ludwig Keck